Imperial County Sheriff's Office Day Reporting Center

About the Program

Category: Criminal Justice and Public Safety (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

The Inside/Out College Program was established in 2014 through the collaborative efforts of the Imperial County Sheriff’s Office, the Imperial County Probation Department, the Imperial County Day Reporting Center, the Imperial County Community Corrections Partnership, and the Imperial Valley College. The program is the first in the state to successfully develop and provide college credit courses for adults incarcerated at a county correctional facility through a partnership with a community college. The program is modeled after the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program and seeks to create a transformative learning experience by bringing 15 “inside” students (incarcerated at the county jail) and 15 “outside” students (from the college campus) together in a classroom environment to transform the way they view themselves and the world. This collaborative effort is in response to the California 2011 Public Safety Realignment Act (AB109), and seeks to improve public safety by reducing recidivism through education and reentry services in support of educational goal attainment and career development